everbridge webinar - message mapping: can you hear me now?
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Message Mapping:Can You Hear Me Now?
Robert C. Chandler, Ph.D.Di t Ni h l S h l f C i tiDirector, Nicholson School of Communication
About Everbridge• Leader in incident notification systems
• Fast-growing global company with more than 1 000 clients in moremore than 1,000 clients in more than 100 countries
• Serve the Global 2000, healthcare systems state and local governmentsystems, state and local government, federal government, military, financial services firms, and universities
• 100% focused on incident notification100% focused on incident notification solutions that merge technology and expertise
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Agenda
Part 1: Presentation• The latest rules for message mapping• The latest rules for message mapping
• Must-have tools for creating messages
• Why formalized, planned communication is vital to emergency y p g ypreparedness
Part 2: Q&APart 2: Q&A
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Bracing for the 2010 Hurricane Season
Message Mapping:Can You Hear Me Now?
Hurricane SeasonDr. Robert ChandlerUniversity of Central Floriday
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The challenges: Communication(Just a few…)
• Insufficient communication planning
• Psychological noiseCrisis
i t• Communication breakdowns (messages, processes, people)
communicators must overcome these challenges
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The challenges: Recipient / Message
• Attention
• Perception
• Selection
• Behavioral request• Perception
• Understanding
C h i
• Behavioral request
• Feedback
• Comprehension
Crisis communicators must overcome these challenges}overcome these challenges}
Three tiers of an effective message
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Anatomy of an emergencynotification messagenotification message
DA 4 - 3 & 30 - 60 & 6Danger - Action Structure
4 Key Components3 t & 30 d3 sentences & 30 words
60 readability score & 6th grade reading level g
(Chandler Method)
Four components of effective emergency notification messagesnotification messages
Information Urgency
Message
Instructions Confirmation
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The solution: Message MapsWhat are Message Maps?
• A database of messages in predictable g psequences (templates, sample wording, etc.)
• Checklist of important messages, audiences, etc. to serve as roadmap for communicating
• Clear, concise messages created in advance of an incident that simplify complex concepts and improve communication during chaos.
• Useful before, during, and after an incident as well as for routine and on-going communication.
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Audience pollpHave you implemented message maps in your
tifi ti t ?notification system?О Not started
О W ki itО Working on it
О Completed
Audience results
Next step:C ti b i Ch dl i fi tCreating a basic Chandler message map in five easy steps
1. Begin with the overall communication goals in mind
2. Determine the messages & audiences (who & what) for each Crisis Phase
3. Identify three sub-points that relate to the goal for each
4. Create matrix of Predictable Sequences for Messages
5. Create three sentences for each message goal (Tier 3)
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Message matrices
• Who / what / how of messages
• How to build a message matrix
Message matrices
Audience Key Messages Com. Channel Timing Spokesperson
Employees
Customers
Suppliers
Investors
Community Leaders
Regulators, government
Media
General public
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Basic message mapping tools
• Stock templates
• Word choices• Keyword lists• Lexicon• Thesaurus
• Goals and strategies
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Next step:Th d d th b d f i id t tifi tiThe good and the bad of incident notification
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Effective communication strategies
• Be first, be right, be credible
• A k l d ith th• Acknowledge with empathy
• Explain and inform about risk
• Describe what you know, don’t know,and what you’re doing about it
C• Commit to continued communication
• Keep communication channels open
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Always remember
• Nothing can destroy hard-earned credibility more quickly than failure y q yto communicate well in a crisis.
• The message you send represents everyone in your organization from theeveryone in your organization from the governor to the on-scene responders.
• Only quick, confident, actionable, and easily understandable communications will ensure your constituents’ life-safety.
Incident Notification
Marc LadinChief Marketing Officer, Everbridge
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Incident notification solutions address common communication challengescommon communication challenges
• Communicate quickly easily and • Reduce miscommunications and• Communicate quickly, easily, and efficiently with large numbers of people in minutes, not hours, making sure that the lines of communication
• Reduce miscommunications and control rumors with accurate, consistent messages
are open
• Receive feedback from your messages by using polling
• Satisfy regulatory requirementswith extensive and complete
ti f i ti tt tmessages by using polling capabilities
• Ensure two-way communications
reporting of communication attempts and two-way acknowledgements from recipients
Ensure two way communicationsto get feedback from message receivers
• Deliver refined, prepared , timedmessages to each pre-designated audience group, by scenario
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Key evaluation criteria for an i id t tifi ti tincident notification system
E i d ti• Experience and expertise
• Ease of use
• Ease of integration
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Missed anything?Slides are currently available on
Q&Ablog.everbridge.com
Use the Q&A function tofunction to submit your questionsquestions.
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Crisis communication resourcesb R b t C Ch dl Ph Dby Robert C. Chandler, Ph.D.
Additi l th d th d b kAdditional authored or co-authored books include:
• Surviving the Pandemic: A Communication Management Guide for Business
• Crisis and Emergency Communication Planning
• Media Relations• Crisis Communication PlanningAvailable on • Crisis Communication Planning• Pandemics: Business Continuity Planning
Priorities for the Coming Outbreak• Disaster Recovery and the News Media
Available on Amazon.com
(free shipping) and other online
• Managing Risks for Corporate Integrity: How to Avoid an Ethical Misconduct Disaster
booksellers
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Contact informationCommunication resources
Robert C. Chandler, Ph.D.h dl@ il f d
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